The Physics Room in Christchurch has announced the arrival of their second artist-in-residence for 2007 - Dunedin-based artist Bekah Carran.

Carran's sculptural practice is characterised by her observations of the world, which she translates into poetic installations. She is currently concerned with doubt-stricken spiritual leaders and artists who leave it all behind to become nomadic hunter gatherers.The Physics Room in Christchurch has announced the arrival of their second artist-in-residence for 2007 - Dunedin-based artist Bekah Carran.

Carran's sculptural practice is characterised by her observations of the world, which she translates into poetic installations. She is currently concerned with doubt-stricken spiritual leaders and artists who leave it all behind to become nomadic hunter gatherers.Creating quiet optimism

In response to urgent worldwide debate surrounding sustainability and environmental decline, Carran light-heartedly explores small possibilities of hope by unifying the good from disparate sources and attempts to encourage discussion about alternatives to our current reality as well as creating a sense of quiet optimism.

Amalgamating elements from spectrums of possibility - recent and archaic systems of sustainable energy production, the contemporary nomadic jet setter, traditional nomadic hunter gatherer, the technologically savvy artist and traditional eco artist - Carran aims to construct a confused modern mythology of the nomad.

Artist's background

Carran received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Otago School of Fine Art in 1998 and was a Blue Oyster Gallery Trustee from 2002 to June 2006. In 2003 she was the Olivia Spencer Bower Artist in Residence in Christchurch.

Recent exhibitions include welcome home my beautiful optimist, The Physics Room, Christchurch and Artspace, Auckland; Prospect 2004, City Gallery, Wellington; Welcome to Paradise, Dunedin Public Art Gallery.

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